For Windows networking you are going to have to open
up your computers and do stuff to their insides. Before
you do this, you will need:

Required:

Phillips head screwdriver (tip looks like a four-pointed
star)

Grounding strap (Any flexible conducting material will do
-- you can buy a grounding strap or improvise one. I use
braided electric fence wire for mine. A wire with insulator
on it will NOT work.)

Optional (will make life MUCH easier):

Phillips head screwdriver with magnetized tip

Flat blade screwdriver

Needle nose pliers

Internet connection

Bright lighting

Magnifying glass

Fabric softener

DOS boot disk

Notepad and pen or pencil

Easy Way to Set Up an Ethernet Network on
Windows Computers

Before buying an Ethernet NIC, you should first open the case
of your computer to see what card slots are available.
This is where you will need these tools.

Watch out! You can kill your computer when you start
messing with its insides! This is because it uses CMOS
(complementary metal oxide semiconductor) chips. These
chips are wonderful because they draw little power. But
the price we pay for our computers not being hot enough to roast
hot dogs is that CMOS dies if you zap it with static electricity.

Have you ever noticed how in dry weather you can slide your
feet along the carpet or wooden floor and then touch a door knob
or little sister and ZAP!!! A spark of electricity flies off
your finger. Do this to a computer chip or card and it
is really unhappy. Like, dead.

You can get punched in the nose warning:
Zap your kid sister with static electricity and she might tell
your girlfriend/boyfriend that you still play with Barbies.